Again with the simple answer. No evidence, no supporting argument, just “nuh uh”.
natecox
joined 2 years ago
The incentive that works is "Get treatment or go to jail, pick one."
Prove it. Show me studies that jail time is an effective deterrent to drug use. Peer reviewed, actual research.
I’ve worked with former addicts for many, many years; I have never had one of them tell me that jail got them straight, but I have had many tell me they came out of jail more addicted than they went in.
The solution is social welfare programs and a focus on mental health, job placement, and relocation assistance. Give the vast majority of people health care, stable employment, and a safe place to live, and they will thrive.
The solution is not cramming people into prison labor and ripping their constitutional rights from them.
I really don’t understand how this isn’t obvious to everyone.
Did you miss the entire part of the article talking about how this effectively locks up the court system, deprives US citizens of their constitutional right to representation, and does effectively nothing to actually get people off drugs?
Tell me more about how you like punishing the poor for being poor, though.
Green, the DA, said he felt deflection was a better path to treatment than the criminal system, which can be a slow process, and that the fact that only some people were succeeding was a good sign: “We didn’t [make it] too easy or too hard. We really found that sweet spot.”
Oh fuck you. 70 or so people deflecting out of 1200 arrests is not success you pompous prick, it’s failure.
By finding him guilty but not punishing him, he will be made to feel guilty and the chance of him reoffending will be prevented, without socially impairing the man
What a load of horse shit. “Letting him get away with rape penalty free will ensure he doesn’t do it again” is some crazy fucking logic. Seems like knowing there are no consequences for your actions would make repeating the offense significantly more likely.
Future generations are going to look back on us and giggle at how fucking stupid all this is.
They’re really going to have to go to school and learn about how the fascist bigots took over the US and cried about everything being “woke”.
This is the legacy we are leaving behind. It is so stupid I just want to hang my head and weep.
You might be surprised by this, but nowhere in your response did you include links to peer reviewed research projects supporting your position.